Battery binding-post.



PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.v

G. H. COVE. BATTERY BINDING POST.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3, 1906.

- Ci ar 6.76? 6 02/ m UNITED STATES PATENT FFIC GEORGE H. COVE, OFROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGblOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OFONE-HALF TO FRANK R. KIMBALL AND ONE-HALF TO HAlYIPTON V. HAYWVARD, OFBOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BATTERY BINDING-POST;

Bio-840,915.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1907.

Application filed March 3,1906. Serial No- 308.986

To" all whom it may concern.

' Be it known that I, GEORGE H. COVE, a citizen of Canada, residing atRoxbury, in the county of Sufiolk and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented an Improvement in Battery Binding-Posts, of which the followingdescription, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is aspecification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

In use batteriesfor automobiles are subjected to continual jar andvibration, which loosens the nuts of the binding-posts, so thatfrequently trouble is experienced. from this source, but without thedriver being able to locate it, and sometimes the wires become actuallydisconnected and cause a great deal of delay and inconvenience inhunting for the source of the trouble in the sparking appara tus of themotor. 1

Accordingly my invention has for its purpose to provide simple means forkeeping the nuts from coming off While at the same time preventing anypull upon the conncctingwire, my invention aiming to provide meanscapable of 'being slipped onto any battery, which at the same time isstrong, automatic, and inexpensive.

The constructional details of my invention and further advantagesthereof will be pointed out more at length in the course of thefollowing description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which I have illustrated two preferred forms of my invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents in side elevation one form of myinvention applied. to a usual battery carbon. Fig. 2 is a per spectiveview of the attachment illustrating its manner of use. Fig. 3 is a topplan view thereof, and Figs. 4and 5 are views, in side elevation andtnp'plan, respectively, of a slightly-different embodiment of myinvention. 1

For convenience of illustration I have.

shown a usual carbon 1 and its binding-screw 2 pe'rmanentl securedthereto by a nut 3, .washer 4-, an screw-head 5. Theordinaryconstruction is to provide simply a clampingnutfor the threaded end 2 ofthe bindingscrew, which serves to pinch or clamp the contact wireagainst the nut 3, so that the wire and clamping-nut are very liable towork.

loose when subjected to the constant vibration of the automobile or thelike. Accordingly I have provided a nut 6., preferably have ing theshape andco'nstruction of the usual clamping-nut, with a metal bandpermanently'secured thereto as an article of manufacture, said bandbeing normally retained in its adjusted position by the service-wireitself, so that it is impossible for the nut to work off from the screw2. As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, this band consists of a single piece ofmetal extending across the back of the nut 6, as indicated at 7, andprojecting forwardly therefrom in two parallel arms 8 9, preferablyengaging the knurled end of the nut, so as to give strength and firmnessand increase the clamping strength of the springs 8 9, the former beingcut away to form a narrow tongue 10, bent forwardly at its free end 11to form a hollow 12, and the spring 9 being cut away longitudinaliy toform two cmbracing tongues 13 14, bent downwardly at.

their outward ends 15 16 to form a hollow l7,

arched upwardly in opposition to the down-y weirdly-arched hollow 12,said tongue 10 itting between the tongues 13 14.

in use the attachment is screwed onto the battery bindingscrew 2 intothe position shown in Fig. 1, and then the operator grasps the twosprings 8 9 between his thumb and finger and pinches them together untilthe tongues have passed by each other a considerable distance, so as topermit the servicewire w to be placed readily between them, as

' shown in 2, whereupon he ceases to pinch the springs toward eachother, and they inlinediately grasp firmly the Wire w, asshown in saidFig. 2. This not only serves to hold the Wire in position, but makes itimpossible for the nut to work loose, as the wire w holds the nutunremittingly in place.

In Fig. 4 l have shown a somewhat-diiler ent construction in which theoperator grasps one spring only instead of grasping both of the springsin order to engage or disengage the service-wire. Said attachmentcomprises a nut 6 and a single strip of spring metal, the same asbefore, secured at 7 to the back side of the nut and having a tongue 18extending over forwardly and bent downwardly at its front end 19 to forma hollow receiving part 20, while the lower end ofthe where it' s readsinto two tongues 24 25 to embrace t ie tongue 18, said two tongues 25being bent outwardly at their free ends,

shown at 26, to cooperate with the hollow 20 loosening and coming oil bythe continuous VVitnessesr jar of the engine and vehicle. 1 GEO. H.MAXWELL,

Having described mv invention, what I WM. J. PIKE.

E I L I It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 840,915, grantedJanuary 8, 1907, C) Y g upon the application of George H. Cove, ofRoxbury, Massachusetts, for an improvei ment in Battery BindingJPosts,were erroneously issued to Frank B. Kimball z and Hampton V. Hayward asowners of the entire interest, whereas said Letters E Patent should havebeen issued to said George H. Cove and .Fq'ank Kimball a nd E .HamptonV. Hayward, they being joint owners of said invention as shownby therecord if of assignments in this oflice; and that in line 7 of the grantand line 3 of the heading g i of the printed specification, the wordsone-half should read one-fourth; and that the co 2 I v i said LettersPatent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may I.E l conforin to the record of the case in the Patent Ofilce, (I) l V gl Signed and sealed this 5th day of February, A. 1)., 1907.

.the Wire.

for holding the wire in the same way as shown in the other constructionin Fig, 2. The construction just described is used the same way asdescribed for the other cons truction, the nut being screwed in placethe same as before, and then the operator engages the 11 per and lowersides of the projecting loop of spring metal constituting the lowermember of the device and pinches said loop together, thereby loweringthe free end thereof beneath the tongue 18 suiliciently to receive theelectric wire between the forward. face of the tongues 24 25 and thehollow portion 20 of the tongue 18. He then releases his pinching grasp,whereu on the electric wire is clamped firmly on permanently and servesthereafter to prevent the nut 6 from jarring loose.

My attachment is not only simple, being composed of one piece or stripof spring metal securedto the nut, but it is strong and inexpensive,exerts no pull on the wire what-' ever either in use or when beingclamped onto It can be used in place of the ordinary nut on any batteryand in all cases serves efle ztually to prevent the nut from [sEAL] ICorrect claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 1 Patent, is li 1. As an article of manufacture, a bindingpost attachment. forelectric batteries, consisting of a nut provided on its opposite sideswith forwardly-extending spring members having their free ends bent andnormally separated, one of said free ends having a longitudin-a1 recessto receive the terminal of the oppositc member when they are pressed. or

clamping a service-wire.

2. As an article of manufacture, a bindingpost attachi'n ent forelectric batteries, consistin g of a single strip of spring metal havingmeans carried by said U- iaped bend be tween the opposite projectingmembers thereof, one member having a downwardly.-

upwardly-bent embracing-tongues adapted to receive said downwardly-benttongue betongues being oppositely bent to form coopcrating engaginghollows for holding a'wire when said tongues are sprung past each otherinto holding 0sition., v

In testimony whereof I have signed my two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE ncovs.

F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patenta,

sprung past each other, for receiving and bent tongue, and theothermember having .50 a U-shaped bend at its rear ortion, securing tweenthem, the extreme free ends of said.

name to this specification in the presence of I where it' s reads intotwo tongues 24 25 to embrace t ie tongue 18, said two tongues 25 beingbent outwardly at their free ends,

shown at 26, to cooperate with the hollow 20 loosening and coming oil bythe continuous VVitnessesr jar of the engine and vehicle. 1 GEO. H.MAXWELL,

Having described mv invention, what I WM. J. PIKE.

E I L I It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 840,915, grantedJanuary 8, 1907, C) Y g upon the application of George H. Cove, ofRoxbury, Massachusetts, for an improvei ment in Battery BindingJPosts,were erroneously issued to Frank B. Kimball z and Hampton V. Hayward asowners of the entire interest, whereas said Letters E Patent should havebeen issued to said George H. Cove and .Fq'ank Kimball a nd E .HamptonV. Hayward, they being joint owners of said invention as shownby therecord if of assignments in this oflice; and that in line 7 of the grantand line 3 of the heading g i of the printed specification, the wordsone-half should read one-fourth; and that the co 2 I v i said LettersPatent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may I.E l conforin to the record of the case in the Patent Ofilce, (I) l V gl Signed and sealed this 5th day of February, A. 1)., 1907.

.the Wire.

for holding the wire in the same way as shown in the other constructionin Fig, 2. The construction just described is used the same way asdescribed for the other cons truction, the nut being screwed in placethe same as before, and then the operator engages the 11 per and lowersides of the projecting loop of spring metal constituting the lowermember of the device and pinches said loop together, thereby loweringthe free end thereof beneath the tongue 18 suiliciently to receive theelectric wire between the forward. face of the tongues 24 25 and thehollow portion 20 of the tongue 18. He then releases his pinching grasp,whereu on the electric wire is clamped firmly on permanently and servesthereafter to prevent the nut 6 from jarring loose.

My attachment is not only simple, being composed of one piece or stripof spring metal securedto the nut, but it is strong and inexpensive,exerts no pull on the wire what-' ever either in use or when beingclamped onto It can be used in place of the ordinary nut on any batteryand in all cases serves efle ztually to prevent the nut from [sEAL] ICorrect claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 1 Patent, is li 1. As an article of manufacture, a bindingpost attachment. forelectric batteries, consisting of a nut provided on its opposite sideswith forwardly-extending spring members having their free ends bent andnormally separated, one of said free ends having a longitudin-a1 recessto receive the terminal of the oppositc member when they are pressed. or

clamping a service-wire.

2. As an article of manufacture, a bindingpost attachi'n ent forelectric batteries, consistin g of a single strip of spring metal havingmeans carried by said U- iaped bend be tween the opposite projectingmembers thereof, one member having a downwardly.-

upwardly-bent embracing-tongues adapted to receive said downwardly-benttongue betongues being oppositely bent to form coopcrating engaginghollows for holding a'wire when said tongues are sprung past each otherinto holding 0sition., v

In testimony whereof I have signed my two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE ncovs.

F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patenta,

sprung past each other, for receiving and bent tongue, and theothermember having .50 a U-shaped bend at its rear ortion, securing tweenthem, the extreme free ends of said.

name to this specification in the presence of I ions in Letters PatentCorrect certified that Letters Patent No. 840,915 upon the applicationof George H. Cove, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, for an improve- It ishereby granted January 8, 1907,

went in "Battery Binding-Posts, were erroneously issued to Frank R.Kimball of the entire interest, ivhereas said Letters George H Cove andFrank R. Kimball and Hampton V. Hayward, they beingjoint owners of saidinvention as shown by the record and Hampton V. Hayward as owners Patentshould, have been issued to said 01' assignments in this office; andthat in line 7 of the grant and line 3 of the heading of the printedspecification, the words one-half should read one-fourth; and that thesaid Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein thatthe same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofi'ice.

Signed and sealed this 5th day of February. A. 1)., 1907.

F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patents.

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